"I have sensed it!"
A Wizard, dancing an eerie dance, spoke at a breakneck pace. It was more like a chant than speech.
"I have sensed someone watching from atop the elephant; I have sensed the young lion lingering on the edge of death.
"I have sensed the hyenas drawing near; I have sensed the woman wielding the whip.
"I have sensed the Great Witch Doctor taking action; I have sensed the enemy's agonized wails.
"I have sensed… ah… no…"
The Wizard shrieked as if he had seen something terrible, clutching his eyes.
Blood streamed from between his fingers.
"Ji An…"
The other Wizards started forward to help him.
BOOM!
Terrifying flames suddenly erupted from Ji An's body. The scorching heat even melted the stone beneath his feet.
"No, do not destroy my tribe!" Ji An shrieked, stretching a hand toward the sky in a desperate plea.
With a final, agonized wail, he collapsed violently to the ground and turned to ash.
Everyone looked in the direction he had been gazing.
